JP2797741B2 - Garbage transport device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting garbage by loading and unloading a garbage container for storing sorted garbage by an elevator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in buildings such as high-rise houses and office buildings, in order to collect garbage generated on each floor,
They used existing elevators to carry them or put them directly into dust chutes. For this reason, there have been problems such as that the inside of the elevator and the dust chute are contaminated with sewage and odor is generated, or noise is generated due to dust input into the dust chute.

In order to solve such a problem, the present applicant has developed and applied for a system in which garbage containers are arranged on each floor to store garbage, and the garbage is automatically carried in and out by an elevator. No. 2-125098, etc.). With this dust transfer system, clean and efficient dust collection is achieved.

[0004]

However, in the above proposal, a garbage container is loaded into a garbage collection place provided in the basement of a building and the like, and the garbage container is emptied into a storage drum. , And the trash in the storage drum is transported to a public garbage disposal site by truck.

However, in recent high-rise condominiums and the like, a system is adopted in which recycled garbage (empty cans, glass bottles, etc.) is stored in a container (container) designated by a local government, and the entire container is transported to a garbage disposal site. There are cases.

In such a case, collection by the storage drum cannot be performed, and simply arranging the garbage containers at the garbage collection place until collection will require a large space. In addition, it takes time to take the container in and out of the elevator at the garbage collection place, and the basic feature of the present system that trash can be discarded at any time is impaired.

In the above-mentioned proposal, the garbage container is taken in and out by a transfer fork provided in the elevator. However, the designated container is not structured to engage with the transfer fork. It cannot be handled together with a garbage container having an engaging portion.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a garbage transport device that achieves clean and efficient garbage collection and that enables a smooth transfer of garbage containers in a system for transporting the entire container to a garbage disposal site. It was invented.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a garbage container having a garbage container installed on each floor of a high-rise building or the like, and an elevator for carrying the garbage container to a garbage collection site and carrying an empty container. In the apparatus, a container storage shelf provided at a garbage collection place and storing a full container and an empty container, respectively, and a container storage shelf having a transfer mechanism for sequentially transferring the container between the storage unit and a delivery port communicating with an elevator are provided. It is provided.

The present invention also provides a plurality of garbage containers installed on each floor of a high-rise building or the like for separating and storing general garbage and recycled garbage, and for carrying the garbage containers to a garbage collection area and for loading empty containers. In a garbage transport device having an elevator, a container is provided in a garbage collection area and stores a real container for recycled garbage and an empty container, respectively, and containers are sequentially transferred between the storage and a delivery port communicating with the elevator. A container storage rack having a transfer mechanism, a reversing device for reversing a full container containing general garbage, a garbage storage drum for receiving and storing the garbage, a transfer port for the elevator and the container storage shelf, and a garbage storage drum Container transfer means for appropriately transferring the garbage container to and from the reversing device. The garbage container is detachably attached to a general garbage container integrally having an engaging portion engaged to be transferred by a transfer fork provided in the elevator, and a pedestal formed similarly to the engaging portion. And a container for recycled garbage placed in the container.

[0011]

With the above arrangement, the elevator transports the full containers on each floor to the garbage collection location. Container storage shelves
The full containers are sequentially sent from the delivery port to the storage unit by the transfer mechanism for storage. The empty container is taken out of the storage section via the delivery port, and the elevator receives the empty container and carries it to each floor.

Further, with the above configuration having a plurality of garbage containers, the elevator transports the general garbage container and the recycled garbage container to the garbage collection location. The container transfer means transfers the general waste container to the reversing device and the recycled waste container to the delivery port. The reversing device reverses the garbage container and throws general garbage into the garbage storage drum. The garbage storage drum stores this garbage until it is collected. The container storage rack sends the garbage container transferred to the delivery port to the storage unit by the transfer mechanism for storage, and unloads the empty container from the storage unit via the delivery port. The transfer means transfers the inverted emptied garbage container and the empty container discharged from the container storage shelf to the elevator, and carries the garbage container to each floor.

[0013] With the above structure in which the garbage container has the recycled garbage container mounted on the base, the transfer fork transfers the recycled garbage container between each floor and the elevator similarly to the general garbage container. Along with loading, transfer between the container transfer means of the garbage collection place and the elevator,
Stores in and out of container storage shelves.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, a case is shown in which the present invention is applied to a system for automatically collecting garbage including general garbage using a container for recycled garbage provided by a local government (city).

First, referring to FIGS. 4 to 6, three garbage containers 1, 2, 3, which are one embodiment of the garbage transport device according to the present invention, and an elevator 4 for carrying in / out the garbage containers 1, 2,. Will be described. The elevator 4 is provided with a transfer fork 5 so that the garbage containers 1 to 3 can be taken in and out of the elevator 4.

The garbage containers 1 to 3 are arranged in a line in a garbage input room 6 provided on each floor of a high-rise apartment or the like. 1. Recycled garbage bottle 2 and can 3
Are arranged to accommodate three types of garbage.

The general garbage container 1 is formed of a substantially cubic box whose upper part is opened over the entire surface, and has a fork insertion part 28 serving as an engagement part for the transfer fork 5 defined at the bottom. Are formed integrally with each other.

The bin container 2 is a standard product provided by a local government (city), and is formed of a box approximately half the height of the general garbage container 1 so that bins can be arranged and stored in one row. ing. The container 3 for cans is made of a smaller box, and is a standard product provided by the local government in the same manner as the container 2 for bottles. These bin and can containers 2 and 3 are removably mounted on pedestals 8 and 9 having a fork insertion portion 28 similar to the footrest 7. A guide 10 is attached to the upper surfaces of the pedestals 8 and 9 so that the containers 2 and 3 do not separate from the pedestals 8 and 9 during movement or the like.

The elevator 4 is provided in a hoistway 11 partitioned adjacent to the garbage charging chamber 6, and includes a cage 12 for mounting the garbage containers 1, 2, and 3, and a wire 13 for moving the cage 12 up and down. By appropriately winding and unwinding the wire 13 with a hoist (not shown), the cage 12 is moved up and down while stopping on each floor. Further, a container entrance 15 through which garbage containers 1... 3 are inserted and removed is formed in a partition wall 14 that separates the hoistway 11 from the garbage input room 6.
Opening / closing door 1 that slides in synchronization with lifting / lowering / stopping operations of 2
6 are provided. In addition, the cage 12 of this embodiment is open not only on the side of the garbage loading chamber 6 but also on the opposite side thereof, so that empty garbage containers 1 to 3 can be received in a garbage collection place described later.

The transfer fork 5 is composed of a fixed piece 17 fixed to the bottom of the cage 12, a first movable piece 18 and a second movable piece 19 supported on the fixed piece 17 so as to be able to come and go, and sliding with each other. The second movable piece 19 on the tip side is the trash container 1 ...
3. The chain (not shown) and the sprocket 21, which are appropriately bridged between the fixed piece 17 and the movable pieces 18 and 19, are operated by the motor 20 provided at the lower part of the cage 12, so that the movable pieces 18 and 19 are moved. It is extended to the garbage input chamber 6 side, and its tip is inserted into the fork insertion part 6 of the container (general garbage container 1 in the illustrated example) at the end of the alignment position, and is transferred into the cage 12. Has become.

A roller conveyor 22 for moving the garbage containers 1... 3 along the alignment positions is provided at the aligned positions of the garbage containers 1. The container is forwarded to the container entrance 15 and, when the empty containers are carried to the entrance 15, they are packed upside down and aligned at a predetermined position.

The garbage input room 6 is provided with garbage containers 1... 3
The garbage container is separated from the garbage container side and the user entrance side by a panel 23 slightly higher than the garbage container, and a lid plate 24 that covers the garbage container 1... It is provided freely. The lid plate 24 can be opened and closed by a cylinder 26 attached to a side wall 25 that partitions the dust input chamber 6, and is turned upward by a switch operation or a key operation on an operation panel 27 provided on a panel 23. It can be deployed and trash can be put in.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, two container storage shelves 31, 32 constituting the garbage transport device of the present embodiment will be described.
A description will be given of the dust storage drum 33 provided in the container storage shelves 31 and 32 and the container transfer means 34 provided between the elevator 4 and the container storage shelves 31 and 32 and the waste storage drum 33.

The container storage shelves 31 and 32 are provided in a garbage collection area 35 which is partitioned in the basement of a high-rise apartment or the like, and are arranged side by side as bins 32 and cans 31 having substantially the same configuration.

As shown in FIG. 3, the can container storage shelf 31 has five stages of shelves 36 on which the can containers 3 can be placed in a row, and the lower three stages store the full containers 3a. The upper part of the part 37 is formed as a storage part 38 for the empty container 3b. Both ends of these shelves 36 are open, and one of the open ends thereof is a delivery port 39 on the elevator 4 side.
And the other is the exit of the garbage collection area 35 (passage to the ground) 4
The delivery port 41 faces 0. Each shelf 36 is provided with a roller conveyor 42 as a transfer mechanism.
The upper trash container 3 can be appropriately transferred in the longitudinal direction. That is, in the storage section 37 of the full container 3a, the garbage containers 3a that have entered the elevator-side delivery port 39 are sequentially packed deeper (to the opposite delivery port 41) and stored, and the container collection vehicle 43 is When the garbage is collected, the garbage is sequentially transferred to the delivery port 41 and left. Further, in the storage section 38 of the empty container 3b, the empty container 3b transported by the container collection vehicle 43 is transferred from the delivery port 41 to the back to enter the warehouse, and the elevator 4 having passed the full container 3a is transferred to the elevator 4. In order to mount the empty container 3b, the empty container 3b is delivered to the delivery port 39.

Each of the delivery ports 39 and 41 has a shelf 3
6 and the delivery table 4 formed below the delivery ports 39 and 41
A container lifter 46 for moving the container 3 between the container 4 and the container 45 is provided. The container lifter 46 includes a guide rod 47 erected on delivery tables 44 and 45, a moving body 48 that moves up and down along the guide rod 47, and a grip arm 49 that grips the trash container 3.
And a slide frame 50 formed so as to be able to advance from the moving body 48 to the delivery ports 39 and 41. For example, when storing the full container 3a, after the gripping arm 49 grips the can container 3a on the delivery table 44, the moving body 48 is lifted to be separated from the pedestal 9 and the empty shelf 36 is released. (In the illustrated example, the third shelf from the bottom) to the delivery port 39, and the slide frame 50 advances to the storage section 37.
To be placed at the end of the.

The bin container storage shelf 32 has a delivery port 52 similar to the can container storage shelf 31 except that each shelf 51 is formed slightly wider so that the bin container 2 can be placed thereon. , 53, a roller conveyor 54, and a container lifter 55 are provided to store and store the bin containers 2a, 2b.

The trash storage drum 33 is mounted on the container storage shelf 3.
1 and 32, a cylindrical container extending in parallel with the container 1 and 32, and an input port 56 for receiving general garbage is formed at an axial end, and a discharge port for loading garbage to a garbage truck 57 is provided on the opposite side. An outlet 58 is formed. The dust storage drum 33 of the present embodiment is arranged at a position closest to the elevator 4 with the input port 56 facing the basement stop position of the elevator 4. In addition, the input port 56 is provided with a reversing device 59 for reversing the general garbage container (container) 1a,
The trash in the container 1a can be opened at the input port 56. The outlet 58 is provided with a shutter 60 for opening only when unloading dust. A dust feed mechanism (not shown) is provided in the drum.
At the time of loading, the trash is sequentially packed into the discharge port 58 side, and at the time of loading, the garbage is sent out to the collection vehicle 57 by an appropriate amount.

The container transfer means 34 is provided at the garbage collection place 3
5 to the container storage shelves 3
The three transfer paths 61, 62, 63 extended in a closed loop by connecting the container lifters 46, 55 of 1 and 32 and the reversing device 59 of the dust storage drum 33, and the transfer paths 61 ... 6.
3 and a roller conveyor 64 formed to move the garbage containers 1... 3.

The first transfer path 61 to the refuse storage drum 33
Is a carry-out table 65 provided on the container carry-out side of the elevator 4.
To the reversing device 59, and is appropriately bent so as to detour to a carry-in table 66 provided on the container carry-in side of the elevator 4. The second and third transfer paths 62 and 63 up to the container storage shelves 31 and 32 travel from the carry-out stand 65 to the respective container lifters 46 and 55 along the same path.
After turning from these positions so as to detour to the opposite side of the first transfer path 61, respectively, they merge again to carry in the loading table 66.
Has been reached. The roller conveyor 64 is formed so that it can be appropriately transported in at least two directions at a position where a path such as the loading / unloading tables 65 and 66 or the container lifters 46 and 55 branches.

That is, the roller conveyor 64 is provided with the elevator 4
In accordance with an instruction from a general control unit (not shown) installed to appropriately distribute the garbage containers 1 to 3 in the order in which the garbage containers 1. , 3a are appropriately transferred to the respective container lifters 46, 55 (indicated by black arrows a in the figure), and the empty containers 1b, 2
b and 3b are transferred to the loading table 66 (indicated by the white arrow b in the figure), and are mounted in the cage 12 in a predetermined order. Note that the transfer forks 5 and the roller conveyor 64 cooperate with each other to move the garbage containers 1 to 3 in and out of the cage 12.

In addition, at the delivery ports 41 and 53 of the container storage shelves 31 and 32 on the side of the garbage collection place exit 40, a conveyor table 65 similar to the container transport means 34 is provided, and the container collection vehicle 43 can be carried. Empty container 2b,
3b is passed to the container lifters 46 and 55, and the unloaded containers 2a and 3a are loaded onto the container collection vehicle 43.

Here, the reversing device 59 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The reversing device includes two parallel guide rails 71 and 72 standing on the transfer path 61, a holding frame 73 for holding the trash container 1a,
A link mechanism 74 for movably engaging the first frame 72 and the second frame 72 to change the holding frame 73 to an appropriate posture;
4 mainly comprises a drive chain 75 for raising and lowering the guide rail 4 along the guide rails 71 and 72.

One guide rail 71 has its upper end bent toward the dust storage drum 33, and tilts the holding frame 73 when the raised link mechanism 74 is hooked on this upper end. That is, as shown by a two-dot chain line in the drawing, the dust contained in the storage drum 33 is thrown into the storage drum 33 by lifting the dust container 1a and turning the upper opening thereof toward the inlet 56.
Further, the transfer path 61 is provided with a fork (not shown) for engaging or disengaging the garbage container 1a with the holding frame 73.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

At regular times, a garbage container 1 on each floor is filled.
a, 2a and 3a are unloaded and empty containers 1b, 2b and 3b
When carrying the garbage to a predetermined position, the cage 12 is raised and stopped to the container alignment position on each floor, and the transfer fork 5 is appropriately expanded and contracted, so that the general garbage container 1a at the entrance 15 is first mounted, Ground floor garbage collection area 3
Lower to 5. When the cage 12 reaches the basement, the garbage container 1a is moved onto the carry-out stand 65, and further sent to the reversing device 59 along the first transfer path 61 by the roller conveyor 64. The reversing device 59 raises and reverses the trash container 1a, and throws the stored general trash into the trash storage drum 33. The garbage storage drum 33 temporarily stores garbage, and sequentially discharges and loads the garbage when the garbage truck 57 comes. Inverted garbage container 1
b is sent to the loading table 66 along the first transfer path 61.

In the meantime, the cage 12 returns to the corresponding floor, and the bin container 2
a, and transported to the loading table 65 in the same manner. The garbage container 2 a is sent along the second transfer path 62 to the container lifter 55 of the bin container storage shelf 32. The container lifter 55 separates the garbage container 2 a from the pedestal 8, lifts the garbage container 2 a to the delivery port 52 of the empty container storage unit 37, and places it on the shelf 51. The placed garbage container 2a is sequentially fed along the shelf 51 by the roller conveyor 54 and is temporarily stored. Thereafter, the container lifter 55 rises, receives the empty container 2 b from the delivery port 52 of the empty container storage section 38, descends, and sits on the pedestal 8 waiting on the delivery table 44. The empty container 2b is sent to the carry-in table 66 along the second transfer path 62 in this state.

During the transfer, the cage 12 returns to the corresponding floor, lowers the can container 3a to the loading table 65 in the same manner, and stores the can container storage shelf 31 by the third transfer path 63 and the container lifter 46. Store in the unit 37. The empty container 3 b is seated on the pedestal 9, and is moved to the loading table 66 by the third transfer path 63.

The elevator 4 sequentially receives empty can containers 3b, bin containers 2b, and general garbage containers 1b from the loading table 66, carries them to the corresponding floor, and sets them at predetermined positions.

When the container collection vehicle 43 arrives, the container storage shelves 31 and 32 first store the container collection vehicle 43.
The empty containers 2b, 3b carried by the container are lowered onto the conveyor table 65, and the container lifters 46, 55 sequentially pass the empty containers 2b, 3b through the transfer ports 41, 53, respectively.
Store in 8. When all empty containers 2b and 3b are stored, the full containers 2a and 3a are transferred to the delivery port 41,
From 53, the containers are sequentially taken out by the container lifters 46 and 55 and loaded into the container collection vehicle 43. The container collection vehicle 43 transports bottles and cans to a garbage disposal site (recycling factory) while being stored in the garbage containers 2 and 3.

As described above, the containers 1 and 3 for general garbage, bins and cans installed on each floor, the elevators 4 for carrying in and out these garbage containers 1 to 3, the containers 2 and 3 for bins and cans Container storage shelves 31 and 32 having storage units 37 and 38 and a roller conveyor 42, and a garbage storage drum 33 having a reversing device 59 for storing general garbage.
And the container transfer means 34 provided between the elevator 4 and the delivery ports 39, 52 and the reversing device 59. Similarly, bottles and cans, which are garbage for recycling, can be collected and processed efficiently and efficiently.
It is possible to extremely smoothly carry out and carry in the trash containers 2 and 3, and it is possible to minimize the time during which trash cannot be discarded. That is, the basic feature of the present system that dust can be discarded at any time can be sufficiently exhibited. In addition, delivery to the container collection vehicle 43 can be performed extremely smoothly, and complete automation of garbage collection is achieved.

Then, the container storage shelves 31 and 3 of this embodiment
2 has a three-dimensional structure in which the storage units 37 and 38 are composed of multi-stage shelves 36 and 51, so that no extra space is taken up in the garbage collection place 35, which is extremely practical and versatile.

Further, since the bin and can containers 2 and 3 are detachably mounted on the pedestals 8 and 9, the transfer fork 5
Thereby, it is possible to easily put in and out of the elevator 4 similarly to the general trash container 1. That is, the garbage containers 1 to 3 can be carried in and out more smoothly and quickly.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the case where three kinds of trash are collected by three trash containers as illustrated,
The present invention can be applied to various collection systems having different types of garbage and combinations of collection forms. For example, if it is applied to a small-scale system that collects only one type of recycled garbage in a standard container, the elevator and the container storage shelf are directly connected, the container transfer means and the container lifter are omitted, and the elevator is multistage. By moving the container up and down along the delivery port of the storage section, the empty container and the empty container can be delivered.

In addition, even in the case of a system for further collecting general garbage (combustible garbage, non-combustible garbage, etc.) in addition to recycled garbage, the system can be effectively applied by increasing the number of garbage storage drums accordingly. Things.

The container storage shelf 3 shown in the above embodiment
The shapes of the components 1 and 32 or the configurations of the reversing device 59 and the container lifter 46 are not limited to the illustrated example, but can be changed according to the refuse collection scale and installation conditions.

[0048]

In summary, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects are exhibited.

(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to cleanly and efficiently collect garbage, such as recycled garbage, which is collected together with the container, and to carry out and carry in the garbage container extremely smoothly.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a system for processing general garbage and recycled garbage collected together with the container, any garbage can be collected and processed efficiently and cleanly regardless of the type of collection. The loading and unloading of the garbage container can be made extremely smooth.

(3) According to the configuration of the third aspect, when the recycled garbage container is transferred to the elevator, the container can be handled with the transfer fork in the same manner as the general garbage container. Loading and unloading can be performed in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a dust transport device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an elevator and a garbage container in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the reversing device of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 General garbage container 2 Bin container (recycled garbage container) 3 Can container (recycled garbage container) 1a, 2a, 3a Full container 1b, 2b, 3b Empty container 4 Elevator 5 Transfer fork 8, 9 Base 28 Fork insertion part (engagement part) 31 Container storage shelves for cans 32 Container storage shelves for bins 33 Garbage storage drums 34 Container transport means 35 Garbage collection place 37 Full container storage part 38 Empty container storage parts 39, 52 Delivery port (for elevator) 42) Roller conveyor (transfer mechanism) 59 Reversing device

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification symbol FI // B65G 1/00 501 B65G 1/00 501A 1/06 1/06 L 47/96 47/96 (56) References JP JP-A-64-87406 (JP, A) JP-A-64-34803 (JP, A) JP-A-1-226606 (JP, A) JP-A-64-69403 (JP, A) JP-A-4-1358 (JP) JP-A-4-66403 (JP, A) JP-A-4-56105 (JP, U) JP-A-4-96405 (JP, U) JP-A-4-86603 (JP, U) JP-A-4-86603 3-76805 (JP, U) JP 4-75806 (JP, U) JP 7-52143 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65F 5/00 B65G 1/00-1/06 B65G 47/52 B65G 47/68 B65G 47/96 B66B 17/16

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A garbage container having garbage containers installed on each floor of a high-rise building or the like and an elevator for carrying out the garbage containers to a garbage collection site and loading empty containers, wherein A storage unit for storing the empty container and the empty container, and a container storage shelf having a transfer mechanism for sequentially transferring the container between the storage unit and a delivery port communicating with the elevator. Characteristic garbage transport device. 2. A plurality of garbage containers installed on each floor of a high-rise building or the like for separating and storing general garbage and recycled garbage, and an elevator for carrying the garbage container to a garbage collection site and carrying an empty container. In the garbage transport device, the container is provided at the garbage collection location, and stores the container for recycling garbage and the empty container, respectively, and the container is sequentially transferred between the storage unit and the delivery port communicating with the elevator. Container storage shelves having a transfer mechanism for performing the transfer, a refuse storage drum having a reversing device for reversing the garbage container containing the general garbage for receiving and storing the garbage, and a transfer port for the elevator and the container storage shelves And container transfer means for appropriately transferring the garbage container to and from the reversing device for the garbage storage drum. A garbage transport device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. A general garbage container in which the garbage container integrally has an engaging portion engaged to be transferred by a transfer fork provided in the elevator, and is formed in the same manner as the engaging portion. 3. The garbage transport device according to claim 2, comprising a recycled garbage container removably mounted on the pedestal.